Process of preserving eggs and product thereof.



' so sira rss earem @FEMJE ANUAL DUKE, OF MARION. INDIANA.

PROCESS OF PRESERVING EGGS AND PRODUCT THEREOF.

No Drawing To all whom it may concern.

' Be it known that I, Axum, Dunn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Processes of Preserving Eggs and Prod-. uct 'lhereot', of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a process of preserving eggsliy coating the same, with a material whereby the egg can be kept for a long period of time without deterioration.

I tllll aware that various compositions for this purpose have heretofore been suggested, most of which are open to certain objections, which are overcome by the use of the particular material employed in the present invention. The process of the present invention is also much simpler than many of the processes heretofore employed, and has been found to preserve the eggs for long periods.

In carrying out my invention 1 coat the freshly laid eggs with the unadulterated albumen or white of egg. This liquid is applied to the surface of the egg shell in --any convenient manner, for example by means of a soft-rag or sponge, or by dipping the eggs into the liquid, after wlnch the eggs are allowed to dry and can then be packed into ordinary egg cases and will retain their Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed January 23, 1917. Serial No. 144,010.

freshness for a long time. The white of egg, after drying forms a coating of a glutinous nature. which closes the, pores of the shell and excludes action of the air. and ternients carried thereby, thereby securely sealing the egg, and possesses the added advantage that nothing is added to the egg except normal constituents of eggs, and :wcordingly cannot be, objected to by the pure food laws of any of the States.

In handling eggs, preparatory to shipping the same, there are always more. or less eggs broken, the whites of which can be employed for coating the unbroken eggs, the. white of one. egg being amply sutticieut to coat about two dozen ordinary eggs.

What I claim is:

1. A process of preserving eggs which comprises coating the shells with a solution of albumen, and allowing the same to dry.

2. A process of preserving eggs which comprises coating the shells with white of egg, and allowing the same to dry.

3. A coated egg free from constituents other than those of a normal eg .l-. An egg coated with a dried film of white of egg.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signa- ANUAL DUKE. 

